Mop



W; H. GLENN.

M0 y APPLICATION mi; nrc. 2r. 192i. 1,431,391. Pmnted Get. 3m, @2l

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u' Gn'ozueg Patented @et Ml, 1922.

WILLIAM H. GLENN, OF :EL PASO, TEXAS.

MOP.

Application led December 27, 1921. Serial No. 525,089.

T 0 all w 7mm/t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GLENN, a citizen of the United States, residing at El Faso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mop attachments for brooms, and is an improvement over the construction shown in my prior Patent No. l,360,926dated November 30, 192).

n the present invention, provide a de vice of the above mentioned character which may be readily attached to a broom and maintained in position thereon.

An object of the presentv invention is the provision of improved means for retaining the mop in position.

In the accompanying drawings, l have shownone embodiment of the invention. In this showing:

Figure l is a perspective view of the mop` attached to a broom, n

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the mop detached,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Figure l, and, 4

Figure 4 is a detail view of the mop casing.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral l designates a broom of ordinary construction, provided with the usual handle 2. The attachment forming the subject-matter ofthe present invention consists of a tubular casing 3 adapted to lit over a broom. The lower edge of the casing is provided with an extension 4f which passes under the broom, as at 5, and is then arranged on the opv posite side over the casing (see Figure 3). The upper portion of the casing opposite the extension 4f is provided with a flap 5 to which ribbons 6 are secured. These ribbons are adapted to be passed over the top of the broom and tied around thehandle. The extension is likewise provided with a iiap 7 having ribbons 8 secured thereto which are similarly fastened around the handle of the broom. A plurality of mop elements 9 are secured to the front face of the tubular casing and to the extension. As shown, the mop elements consist of strings arranged Verti cally of the easing and attached thereto by means of parallel strips l0, stitched to the casing and to the extension. One of these strips is provided with extensions l1 extending beyond the sides of the mop and adapted to be tied to assist in retaining the device in position.

ln attaching the device to broom, the broom head is inserted in the casing 3 until the bottom of the casing is substantially in alinement with the bottom of the broom. The extension 4; is then placed over the rear portion of the casing and the strings 6 and 8 tied. As stated, one of the strips l0 may be extended beyond the sides of the broom and the free ends thereof tied, as indicated at 11. The provision of a tubular casing to surround the broom and means for tying the casing and extension in position is advantageous, inithat the broom is more se curely held in position and is prevented from moving either laterally or longitudinally of the broom.

lt is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subj oined claim.

I claim:

t mop attachment for brooms comprising a casing open at each end adapted to be inserted vover a broom, an extension secured to the lower edge of a portion of said casing, said extension being adapted to pass under the broom and extend over the opposite side ofthe casing, ribbons secured to the free end of said casing and adapted to be fastened around the broom handle, ribbons secured to the end of said extension and adapted to be fastened around the broom handle, and mop elements arranged on said extension and said casing.

in testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

WJLLIAM E GLENN. Witnesses Lonez MCRAE, VVAr/rnk Snom'. 

